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Barney and Esther Everett, Factory Shoe Outlet
1960s
Saint John, New Brunswick

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Duval's Hardware - Mort Paikowsky
1940s
Saint John, New Brunswick

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Tobin's Grocery - Judy Tobin and Dr. Moe Polowin
1960s
Saint John, New Brunswick

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In the 1950s there may have been as many as 85 Jewish businesses in operation throughout the city. Many stores advertised regularly in the Saint John newspaper and it seemed that their ads often ran on the same page from week to week. All of those stores are now long closed and often missed by those who bustled along the sidewalks.

There were also a number of men who operated franchises, particularly as distributors for films between the 1920s and the 1950s.

Many of the Jewish businesses would have been members of the Saint John Board of Trade and some of the merchants may have been involved with the board itself. Lloyd Goldsmith served as secretary, first and second vice-president and for 1979-1980 served as the first Jewish president of the organization.

Today there is only one Jewish business remaining and two other young men in the community run franchises for signage and fast food.